Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!bloom-beacon!coplex!jim
From: jim@coplex.UUCP (Jim Sewell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Virus Author comes forward!!!
Message-ID: <263@coplex.UUCP>
Date: 1 Jan 88 23:59:51 GMT
References: <3007@cbmvax.UUCP> <3008@cbmvax.UUCP> <6028@cisunx.UUCP> <597@inria.UUCP> <900@thumper.bellcore.com>
Reply-To: jim@coplex.UUCP (Jim Sewell)
Organization: Copper Electronics,  Louisville, Ky.
Lines: 12
Keywords: virus, diskkiller

Actually, there is a quite reasonable way for legitimate users to get bitten by
a virus.  Consider Person A is the local users group's PD Librarian.  Person B
is a pirate who is also active in the club and does find many PD programs that
are legitimate.  Well, when Person B gives an infected disk to the PD Librarian,
the entire club stands a chance to be infected.  I don't think this is too far
out to consider possible, and only requires one pirate.  The other club members
may not even know he is a pirate, but will still be infected.

By the way, I agree with others that virus writers should be hung and am quite
saddened by the name they make for us honest folk.

Jim Sewell				"Make knowledge free!"